course_you_do

course_you_do t1_iupps6o wrote

You'd be surprised. Virtually every amendment passes, in my experience as a voter here the past decade. This one has the near (or maybe entirely) unanimous backing of the state legislature and I'd bet dollars to donuts it will pass, as will all 10 other amendments up for a vote...except for maybe #4, which seeks to prevent changes to how general elections are run for the 6 months preceding a general election. That one is a toss-up on my bingo card.

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course_you_do t1_iuppd2t wrote

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Alabama

>The length and chaotic nature of the current constitution is the result of an attempt at centralization of power in the state government dating from the late 19th century, when white Democrats dominated state government.

Keeping in mind that this is before the D/R platform switcheroo in the early 20th century.

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